WO 171/1255 - 4 Grenadier Guards - July 1944

Instructions regarding War Diaries and Intelligence Summaries are contained in F.S. Regs., Vol. 1. and the Staff Manual respectively Title pages will be prepared in manuscript.	WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY	Army Form C.2118
	WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY	Unit: 4th Tk Bn Grenadier Guards
Month and Year: July 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. H.R.H. Davies

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	31	1845	43 Div arty now commenced to lay hy smoke concentrations over the entire area over which we were to attack. HE was incended amongst the smoke shells. In view of the additional difficulties provided by the smoke from our neighbouring Div it was fortunate that there was only slight opposition, and the objective was safely obtained. Two dummy Tigers were found. While on the objective No 1 was bombed and rocketed by Typhoons. Further more a direct hit on the Sqn Leaders tk by our own arty destroyed the water system of one tank and this resulted in the eventual brewing up of the engine some 3 or 4 hours later. The Bn harboured some 1000 yards in the rear of the objective for the night.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.

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